London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OP DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1949
| Cause of death | All ages | Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 years and under 45 | 45 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric fever | – | _ | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Whooping cough | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – |
| Phthi si s | 56 | – | 1 | 19 | 36 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | _ | – | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 11 | – | – | – | 11 |
| Influenza | 19 | – | – | 1 | 18 |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute poliomyelitis etc. | 4 | _ | – | 4 | – |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cancer (all forms) | 315 | – | 21 | 293 | |
| Diabetes | 8 | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 168 | – | – | 4 | 164 |
| Heart disease | 506 | – | – | 15 | 491 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 94 | – | – | 4 | 90 |
| Bronchitis | 81 | 1 | – | 1 | 79 |
| Pneumonia | 99 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 83 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 29 | – | – | 2 | 27 |
| Ulcers of the stomach | 21 | – | – | 3 | 18 |
| Diarrhoea (under two years) | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| Appendicitis | 6 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Other digestive diseases | 45 | 2 | _ | 1 | 42 |
| Nephritis | 47 | – | – | 4 | 43 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | – | – | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Premature birth | 13 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Infantile diseases etc | 32 | 30 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | 44 | – | 13 | 31 | |
| Road traffic accidents | 10 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other violent causes | 69 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 41 |
| All other causes | 129 | – | 1 | 14 | 114 |
| TOTALS | 1819 | 64 | 12 | 145 | 1598 |